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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TYSON DONALD J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TYSON FOODS INC [TSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 2020, 2210 WEST OAKLAWN 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2006 (Street) SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 05/04/2006 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock 02/06/2006   C(1)   750,000 D $ 0 0 D   Class A Common Stock 02/06/2006   C(1)   750,000 A $ 0 750,000 D   Class A Common Stock 05/02/2006   S   750,000 D $ 14.64 0 D   Class B Common Stock 04/26/2006   J(2) V 2,715,615 A $ 0 4,888,107 I By TLP Investment, L.P. Class B Common Stock 04/26/2006   J(2) V 2,715,615 (3) D $ 0 47,169,450 (4) I By Tyson Limited Partnership Class B Common Stock               1,629,369 I By TLPCRT, L.P. Class A Common Stock               97,513 (5) I ESPP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TYSON DONALD J PO BOX 2020 2210 WEST OAKLAWN SPRINGDALE, AR 72765	X	X

Signatures

By: By: R. Read Hudson, by power of attorney for		05/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 6, 2006, the reporting person converted 750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis for no cost; accordingly, there was no applicable purchase or sale.
(2)	The reporting person has approximately a 54% combined interest as a general and limited partner in the Tyson Limited Partnership. Since the reporting person's last report, 5,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock previously held directly by the Tyson Limited Partnership have been contributed to TLP Investment, L.P., a limited partnership for which the Tyson Limited Partnership directly or indirectly holds all of the outstanding beneficial interests. The Tyson Limited Partnership also retains sole dispositive power and voting rights with respect to the shares held by TLP Investment, L.P.
(3)	Reporting person's interest in amount contributed by the Tyson Limited Partnership to TLP Investment, L.P. was incorrect on previous filing, such amount has been increased by 30 shares to correct this error.
(4)	Reporting person's share total was understated in previous filings by 30 shares due to a clerical error.
(5)	Includes 9,794 shares purchased from 06-01-05 through 03-31-06 for the reporting person's account in the Tyson Foods, Inc Employee Stock Purchase Plan which transactions are exempt under Section 16 (b)(3).

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